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Purpose:
This assignment aims at developing your understanding of cost concepts, and demonstrate your ability to
apply your knowledge of cost concepts to various costing systems and to justify costing system choices.
Additionally, you are to critically evaluate and use accounting information to specific cases, for decisionmaking
and achievement of business goals.
Instructions with Question 1 of the assignment.
This assignment is to be completed by a group of 2 – 4 students, as determined by your lecturer.
Each group is to choose one company from the top 100 ASX Company listing (available in Black Board) to
answer Question 1 of the assignment. Register your group’s company name with your Lecturer, no later
than Week 6. Company names will be approved by your Lecturer on a first-come-first-serve basis. No group
can choose the same company within the same class.
Assignment Structure should be as the following:
Question 1 [10 marks]
a) Explain the value chain concept and discuss two (2) ways the value chain concept benefits organisations.
[3 marks]
b) Based on the organisation that you have selected, evaluate the organisation using the value chain
concept. This explanation should include:
i. An identification of the company’s mission and objectives.
ii. A description of the competitive strategy (i.e. cost leadership, differentiation or focus) of the
company.
iii. Draw the value chain model for the company. i.e. Tailor the model to your company’s operations,
identifying its value-adding processes and support departments.
iv. Choose any 2 value-adding processes of your company from the diagram in (iii), and for each,
explain the process. Give some specific examples on what value it contributes to the company’s
products/services, leading to business decisions for improving customer and shareholder value.
v. Finally, comment on the relevance and usefulness of the information that you find in relation to
your theoretical knowledge of the value chain concept.
Attachments:
2965298_1_HA2011-Group-Assignment-T1-2019-1-.pdf

The External Environment:
The factors beyond the control of the firm that influence its choice of direction
and action, organisational structure and internal processes. (Pearce, Robinson, &
Subramanian (2011).
INDEX Political factors discussed here:
Amount of government protests; Bilateral relationships; Competition
Regulation (law); Corruption level; Defence expenditures; Freedom of the
Press (affects Legal factors incl. transparency and corruption, and social
freedom); Government involvement in trade unions and agreements;
Government regulation and deregulation; Government stability/instability;
Import-export regulation/restrictions; Level of government subsidies;
Lobbying activities; Political action committees; Size of government
budgets; Tariffs; Tax policies; Trade control; Voter participation rates, also
called Voter turnout.
Economic factors discussed here:
Availability of credit (also known as Availability of Business Finance);
Exchange rate; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); Federal government budget
deficits; Gross domestic product (GDP) trend; Growth rate; Inflation rate;
Interest rate; Level of disposable income; Per capita income; Price
fluctuations; Stock market trends; Unemployment trend.
Social, Cultural & Demographic factors discussed here:
Age distribution; Birth rates; Buying habits; Crime levels; Cultural norms and
Values; Death rates; Education level (also known as Adult education level);
Ethical concerns; Family size and structure; Gender balance and equality;
Health consciousness; Immigration and emigration rates; Life expectancy;
rates; Lifestyles; Minorities; Population size and growth rate; Prevalence of
Marriage and divorce; Racial equality; Religion and beliefs; Sex roles and
Distribution; Social classes; Use of and access to birth control; Wealth
distribution (also called wealth inequality).
This is Pest analyses report. please go through attached documents very carefully.make everything according to the university requirement.marking would be really tough. I need this to be perfect.I’ve also attached pest glossary to make your work easier.
Attachments:
2969045_1_BEX5601-PEST-Glossary–Final-v2-2019.pdf
2969045_2_BEX5601-A2-Portfolio-of-PEST-Issues-Briefing-Updated-9-April-19.pdf
2969045_3_PEST-Issues-Report–Suggested-format.pptx

Unit:
Organisational Learning and Change
Type of Assessment:
Assessment 2 – Individual essay
Unit Learning Outcomes addressed:
Learning outcomes – (a), (c), (d), (e) and (f)
a) Critically analyse and critique the major theories of organisational learning.
c) Critically review and evaluate the reasons for different approaches to change, and demonstrate an ability to apply this understanding to volatile or novel organisational contexts.
d) Critically analyse and critique common perspectives on the role of, and relationship between, individuals, teams and leaders in the change processes.
e) Integrate biblical frameworks into a contemporary understanding of organisational learning and change.
f) Integrate the concepts of organisational learning, strategic andinnovative change management with leadership theory andpractice
Criteria for Assessment:
· Criterion 1 – Extent to which question is answered (5/30)
· Criterion 2 – Understanding of the theoretical concepts (10/30)
· Criterion 3 – Extent of critical analysis (10/30)
· Criterion 4 – Structure and references (5/30)
Assessment Task:
The purpose of this assessment is to improve the analysis of organisational learning concepts within the organisations and the ability to design of relevant solutions.
Students will be expected to write an essay in response to the question below.
Question
Discuss any five (5) key barriers to organisational learning in organisations in your home country. Explain in detail, any four (4) strategies that that can be implemented to improve organisational learning.
Support your discussion on the barriers with examples drawn from your home country.
Submission Date:
Week 8 (online submission via Turnitin)
Total Mark & Weighting:
30 marks (30%)
Students are advised that
any submissions past the due date without an approved extension or without approved extenuating circumstances incurs a 5% penalty per calendar day
,
calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 35 will incur a 1.75 mark penalty per calendar day.
General notes for assignment
Assignments should usually incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion, and will be fully referenced including a reference list.
The word count for the assessment is 1500 words (+/- 10%)
Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count
General Notes for Referencing
References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you can conduct your own research. Also, in order to help markers, determine students’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original.
Work that includes sources that are not properly referenced according to the “Harvard Referencing Workbook” will be penalized.
Marking Guide (Rubric):
Your assessment would be marked based on the following marking guideline.
Total marks – 30
Criteria
Mark
Fail
Pass
Credit
Distinction
High Distinction
Criterion 1
Extent to which the question is answered
5
Below 2.5
2.5 – 3.0
3.5 – 3.8
3.9 – 4.4
4.5 and above
Not all parts of the question are addressed
Individual parts of the questions addressed in a reasonable way with limited integration
Individual parts of the questions addressed soundly with some degree of integration
Individual parts of the questions addressed strongly with strong integration
Questions addressed strongly in all dimensions with a high level of integration
Criterion 2
Understanding of the theoretical concepts
10
Below 5.0
5.0 – 6.0
7.0 – 7.6
7.8 – 8.8
9 and above
Understanding of the individual organizational learning concepts not demonstrated
Understanding of the individual organizational learning concepts is satisfactory
Understanding of the individual organizational learning concepts is sound
Understanding of the individual organizational learning concepts is detailed
Understanding of the individual organizational learning concepts is highly integrated
Criterion 3
Extent of critical analysis
10
Below 5.0
5.0 – 6.0
7.0 – 7.6
7.8 – 8.8
9 and above
Lack of critical analysis, with no application of theoretical concepts
Limited critical analysis, with limited application of theoretical concepts
Some critical analysis, with theoretical concepts applied
Competent level of critical analysis, with correct application of theoretical concepts
Clear and thorough critical analysis, with adequate application of theoretical concepts
Criterion 4
Structure and references
– Coherence and organization
– APA format
5
Below 2.5
2.5 – 3.0
3.5 – 3.8
3.9 – 4.4
4.5 and above
An unfocussed, incoherent essay, characterized by disorganization and/or missing required sections.
References are inconsistent with required format; a notable number of errors present.
A somewhat focused, slightly incoherent essay, characterized by some disorganization and/or missing required sections.
References are inconsistent with required format; a number of errors present.
A somewhat coherent and organized essay and including most required sections.
Referencing format is adhered to throughout the essay, with some errors present.
A clear and coherent essay, organized and including all required sections.
Referencing format is rigorously adhered to throughout the essay, with very few errors present.
An exceptionally clear, concise and coherent essay, critically organized and including all required sections.
Referencing format is rigorously adhered to throughout the essay, with no errors present.

Purpose:
This assignment aims to enhance students’ research and analytical ability through the application of
their economic knowledge in the unit to compose a company report.
The recommended assignment structure is as follows:
Table of content
Executive Summary (Optional)
Introduction
Introduction to the company
Industry background
The market structure of the industry
Factors that influence demand for the company’s product(s)
Factors that influence supply of the company’s product(s)
Elasticity
Impacts of an event on the industry/company
Conclusion
List of References.
Detailed requirements of the assignment
Organize yourselves into groups of 4 or 5 students and give your group details to your lecturer(s) no
later than Week 6 (for Normal Mode) or Week 4 (For Block Mode 1) and Week 8 (for Block Mode 2).
Late submission of group member list may result in your being unable to submit the group
assignment.
You are a group of advisors to the Management Board in your company.
In determining the company’s strategy in the next 5 years, your managers have required you to
prepare a 2,500 word market report. The market report should, as a minimum, address the following
key issues:
1. A description of your company and the industry your company is in, including:
? An overview of the company.
? An overview of the industry (including some key statistics such as revenue,
employment, the industry’s contribution to national GDP, and industry growth rate).
2. An analysis of the market structure the industry is in, including:
? The type of market structure it is in and why (based on the characteristics of the
industry).
? The market leaders in the industry and some statistics about them.
3. A discussion about (i) two determinants of demand, and (ii) two determinants of supply for
your product(s) or service(s) that you consider to be the most influential.
4. A discussion about the demand elasticity for your product(s) or service(s) which answers the
following questions:
? Is your product(s) or service(s) elastic or inelastic? Why?
Attachments:
2969125_1_Assignment-economics.pdf